Seeking

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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Jesus

Matthew 7:7

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Topic

Prayer Seeking God Seeking Sermon on the Mount

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 7:7).

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Jesus

Matthew 6:33

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Topic

Seeking God Seeking Sermon on the Mount

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 6:33).

I like to find
what's not found
at once, but lies
within something of another nature
in repose, distinct.

Denise Levertov

Pleasures

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Seeking

Author

Denise Levertov

Source

Pleasures

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Levertov, Denise. "Pleasures." With Eyes at the Back of Our Heads. New Directions Publishing, 1959, I. 1.

No journey is too great when one finds what he seeks.

Prince Akeem

Coming to America

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Seeking

Speaker

Prince Akeem

Actor

Eddie Murphy

Source

Coming to America

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Coming To America. Directed by John Landis, Eddie Murphy Productions, 1988.

Even to be attached to the idea of enlightenment is to go astray.

Jianzhi Sengcan

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Topic

Seeking enlightenment Seeking Enlightenment Attachment (Buddhism)

Author

Jianzhi Sengcan

Source

Verses on the Faith Mind (Xinxin Ming)

Genre

Philosophical literature Religious literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Chinese

Time

606 600s 7th century

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Original Citation

Seng Ts'an. Xinxin Ming. c. 600.

Current Citation

Seng Ts'an. Hsin-Hsin Ming: Verses on the Faith-Mind, translated by Richard B. Clarke. White Pine Press, 2001.

Canst thou by searching find out God?

Job 11:7

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Topic

Incomprehensibility of God Seeking God Seeking God

Speaker

Zophar

Source

Book of Job The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Hebrew

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 11:7).

He is a fool who leaves things close at hand to follow what is out of reach.

Plutarch

Moralia

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Grass is always greener Seeking happiness Seeking Foolishness

Author

Plutarch

Source

On Talkativeness Moralia

Medium

Essay

Language

Greek

Time

2nd century BC

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Citation

Plutarch. "Περὶ ἀδολεσχίας [On Talkativeness]." Ἠθικά Ethika [Moralia]. c. 100 AD.

But where shall wisdom be found?

Job

Job 28:12

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Topic

Seeking wisdom Seeking Wisdom

Speaker

Job

Source

Book of Job The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Hebrew

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 28:12).

The person who is searching for his own happiness should pull out the dart that he has stuck in himself, the arrow-head of grieving, of desiring, of despair.

Pali Tipitaka

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Topic

Attachment (Buddhism) Seeking Personal liberation

Source

Pali Tipitaka

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Sanskrit

Time

100 BC 100s BC 2nd century BC

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Original Citation

Pali Tipitaka. c. 100 BC, Khuddaka Nikaya, Sutta-Nipata v. 592

Current Citation

Meghaprasara, Matthew. New Guide to the Tipitaka. Sangha of Books, 2013, Khuddaka Nikaya, Sutta-Nipata, v. 592.

One loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them.

Masanobu Fukuoka

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Topic

Seeking happiness Seeking Happiness Letting go

Author

Masanobu Fukuoka

Source

The One-Straw Revolution

Statement Type

Paradox Zen koan

Language

Japanese

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Fukuoka, Masanobu. 自然農法 わら一本の革命 [One-Straw Revolution]. Hakujusha, 1975.

I do not consider myself less ignorant than most people. I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me.

Hermann Hesse

Demian

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Topic

Seeking Inner life Intuition

Author

Hermann Hesse

Source

Demian

Medium

Novel

Genre

Coming of age story

Language

German

Time

1919 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Hesse, Herman. Die Geschichte von Emil Sinclairs Jugend [Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth]. Fischer Verlag, 1919.

Current Citation

Hesse, Herman. Demian, translated by Damion Searls. Penguin Classics, 2013.

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.

George Moore

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Topic

Searching for something Seeking Travel

Author

George Moore

Source

The Brook Kerith

Statement Type

Paradox Irony

Language

English

Time

1916 1910s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Moore, George. The Brook Kerith: A Syrian Story. The Macmillan Company, 1916, ch. 11.

The gods did not intimate all things to men straight away, but in time, through seeking, their discoveries improve.

Xenophanes

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Topic

Curiosity Discovery Seeking Progress God and man

Author

Xenophanes

Medium

Presocratic fragment Fragment

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 0

Original Citation

Xenophanes. Fragments. 5th century BC, F19 - DK21B18.

Current Citation

Xenophanes. "Xenophanes of Colophon." The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists. Oxford World Classics, 2009, F19 - DK21 B18.

But not knowing is not so bad. I mean, the point is to be looking, searching. To stay hungry, right?

Before Midnight

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Topic

Uncertainty Curiosity Seeking

Speaker

Celine

Actor

Julie Delpy

Source

Before Midnight

Medium

Film

Genre

Romantic drama (film) Drama (film) Romantic drama Drama

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Before Midnight. Directed by Richard Linklater, Castle Rock Entertainment/Venture Forth/Detour Filmproduction, 2013.

All I can guarantee you is that as long as you are searching for happiness, you will remain unhappy.

U.G. Krishnamurti

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Seeking happiness Seeking Happiness Unhappiness

Author

U.G. Krishnamurti

Source

Mind is a Myth: Disquieting Conversations with the Man Call U. G. 1988

Medium

Interview

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1984 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Krishnamurti, U. G. Mind is a Myth: Disquieting Conversations with the Man Called U. G. Dinesh, 1988.

My life has been a quest for knowledge and understanding, and I am nowhere near having achieved that. And it doesn’t bother me in the least.

Alex Trebek

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Topic

Seeking Curiosity Knowledge Wisdom

Author

Alex Trebek

Source

The Answer Is…

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

2020 2020s 21st century

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Citation

Trebek, Alex. The Answer Is... Simon & Schuster, 2020.

Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here for long.

Walker Evans

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Paying attention Shortness of life Observation Listening Seeking

Author

Walker Evans

Source

Many are Called

Language

English

Time

1966 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Evans, Walker. Many are Called. Yale University Press, 2004, p. 197.

The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.

Eric Hoffer

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Seeking happiness Happiness Unhappiness Seeking

Author

Eric Hoffer

Source

The Passionate State of Mind and Other Aphorisms

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1955 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Hoffer, Eric. The Passionate State of Mind, and Other Aphorisms. Harper & Row, 1955, no. 280.

People of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something-always, in a word, seeking.

Bodhidharma

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Topic

Seeking Desire Delusion

Author

Bodhidharma

Source

The Zen Teaching of Bodhidarma

Genre

Philosophical literature Religious literature

Language

Chinese

Time

528 BC 520s BC 6th century

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Original Citation

Bodhidharma. The Zen Teaching of Bodhidarma. c. 550.

Current Citation

Bodhidharma. The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma, translated by Red Pine. North Point Press, 1989.

We look for the sermon in the suicide, for the social or moral lesson in the murder of five.

Joan Didion

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Seeking Meaninglessness

Author

Joan Didion

Source

The White Album The White Album (essay)

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Didion, Joan. "The White Album." The White Album. Simon & Schuster, 1979.